Commercial

UTB joins Funding for Lending Scheme

United Trust Bank (UTB) has joined the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme...

Asset based funders “best placed” to support SMEs

The boss of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance company, Bibby Financial Services (BFS),...

Strong June for BFS

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has revealed that June was its best month on record since...

New BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) covering the Midlands. Chris Kirby joins the buy-to-let lender with...

LBG reports increase in online SME lending

The total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past...

Roma Finance secures RBS funding line

Roma Finance has secured a major three-year revolving credit facility and securitisation from The Royal Bank...

Bibby secures €150m European SME funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has secured a new three-year €150 million funding agreement with...

Brits dreaming of their own business

More than 1.3 million Britons are thinking about starting their own business in the next 12 months,...

CSF appoints key account manager

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Dan Morris as key account manager and has...

Trio of key hires at IGF

SME commercial finance provider IGF has appointed three new asset based lending (ABL) directors....

Small rise in commercial property rents

Commercial property rents across the UK grew by 0.2% in June, matching the trend...

9% rise in asset finance

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9% in May,...

FCA wants industry views on crowdfunding rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking input on which areas should be considered...

Ultimate promotion in Leeds

Ultimate Finance has announced that Noel Haverly has been appointed head of sales with responsibility for...
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COMMENT

Housing

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

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Mortgages

Halifax Intermediaries to rebrand as Lloyds Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries will rebrand to Lloyds Intermediaries in early 2027. The lender said there will...
Technology

OMS secures two CRM contract renewals

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...
Repricing

Barclays cuts mortgage rates

Barclays is reducing rates across its range of residential purchase, remortgage and existing customer...
Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages launches light refurbishment BTL range

The new range is aimed at landlords looking to carry out non-structural or modernisation...

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